Beat this! I was in Tesco a few years ago taking advantage of some wine offer or other. I got to the checkout with 12 bottles, only to be asked if I was over 18. I was a bit dumbfounded by this, as I was 32 at the time! As I didn't have any ID I thought I'd face the ignomy of having to return said bottles, but given that I didn't stammer erm ... I'm 18, but rather stroppily told her my real age (at which she was quite embarrassed) she let me through. What makes this doubly laughable is that I've been served in pubs/offies since I was 13. Think I must be Peter Pan or summat...

i was asked on a night out for ID,
now bearing in mind it was corporation on school week off and i looked the oldest in the crowd i kicked off he hung his head and said on you go love.. i was 22 at time :D

was once on a date with a guy who was 24 and i was 18 (only just) and he was asked for ID and i got in no problems:clap:

I was in spar buying a lottery ticket and got asked are you old enough to buy this? and i said Im 22! Bloody hell, i guess it must be a good thing looking young for your age, can get into places at half price!

Originally posted by killerbabe
I was in spar buying a lottery ticket and got asked are you old enough to buy this? and i said Im 22! Bloody hell, i guess it must be a good thing looking young for your age, can get into places at half price!

Half the time it doesnt work that way....

ie. I used to get ID'd when I wanted to by cigs or booze, get in clubs etc as I look too young

Then when I try and get on the bus for child fare, or try getting child discounts at places I get told Im too old.

:confused:

Too long ago! :rolleyes:

The last time was about 3/4 years ago in WHSmiths when i was trying to buy a copy of Bizarre magazine. The daft thing was that i said i was 18 when in fact i was 21 at the time!!

I got asked if I was 18 in the Graduate a couple of weeks ago. Im 31.

I got asked last week in the Co Op here in Stannington while buying a Lotto scratch card, I'm 29 FFS.. Minimum age for buying Lotto products is 16! :loopy:

Just cos I'm usually in with me Dad when I'm getting Lotteries.. :loopy:

I was in Morrisons recently and the till beeped and the cashier laughed and said "It's asking of you're over 16".

I was trying to buy a packet of spoons :suspect:

42 and they dont believe im that old!!!! :D :D :D

delete please.............

I got asked in tesco a few weeks ago when I bought a bottle of wine.. and I am in my thirty's .

last night at S1, and im 22 :(

thing is, i go in there all time and that is first time they ever asked me, and its always same bouncer that is stood on door

FOOL

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
thing is, i go in there all time and that is first time they ever asked me, and its always same bouncer that is stood on door



perhaps your new haircut makes you look younger :suspect:

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
last night at S1, and im 22 :(

thing is, i go in there all time and that is first time they ever asked me, and its always same bouncer that is stood on door

FOOL

Tha should have kicked his guide dog :D


Back on subject, Rlass was asked a few weeks ago if she qualified for senior citizens discount.......she was not a happy bunny :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

A number of years ago I was having an interview for a temping job, and the interviewer absolutely refused to believe I was the age as stated on my cv. He appeared convinced I was a good 10 years younger, and kept questioning me about it.

It was funny and complimentary at first, then, when he refused to believe what I was saying, became a bit offensive. Now I have always looked a fair bit younger than I am, but why on earth would I lie about my age, especially to make myself OLDER?!

Bizarre.

StarSparkle :confused:

46

I told them I was pushing 40

Didn't say from which direction though.

I was mistakenly identified as being 14 years younger than I am, and the person I was with at the time judged to be ten years older than he was. Should have put a smile on my face, but the two young females who guessed our ages to be so close obviously needed an optician.

Get asked my age everytime I visit a chat room or fill out a form - which is just about every week.

Dragon

When I was 20 I bought some cigarettes and got asked whether I was 16. As I hadn't been asked that question since I was about 14 I was completely bemused, didn't quite know what to answer, just stood there dumbstruck.

speaking as a retailer, there are laws about who can buy what at what age ... and The Star, Trading Standards or the police sending out agents provacateur trying to catch us out in mistakenly selling something (eg a lighter or glue) to anyone under the legal age, makes for a constant worry - so we tend to err on the side of caution sometimes.

Make life easier for yourself and us - if you look youngish, take some ID ... please!

Having said that, back on topic, the last time I was asked if I was 18 was when I was about 28 ... it's so long ago, I can't remember whether I was flattered or insulted :D

I got asked for ID in S1 recently - I'm 28!!!

First time ever i've been asked - wasn't flattered by it, just really naffed off!

don't sweat the small stuff - if the worst thing that ever happens to any of us is being presumed to be 10 years younger than we actually are ... we're all lucky bunnies...

Originally posted by rubydazzler
don't sweat the small stuff - if the worst thing that ever happens to any of us is being presumed to be 10 years younger than we actually are ... we're all lucky bunnies...

Well of course - that goes without saying, Rubydazzler.

I'm always flattered to be thought of as younger than I am - I take it as a compliment. However, when I have to repeat my age a number of times in an official situation (ie a job interview) and am still clearly not believed - that is a different matter. My honesty is effectively being questioned - not ideal in a job-interview situation. :(

StarSparkle

I got asked for ID a few months ago buying

sorry starsparkle, i didn't see your post ... i agree, the interviewer was acting in a most offputting and unprofessional way.

I got asked if I was old enough to buy a bottle of beer last summer in Tesco's in Scumthorpe! I'd been in there every day for a fortnight (I was cooking for 30 hungry alcoholic archaeology students) and usually buying a crate of beer a day, the day i only bought one bottle i got asked for ID!!!! I was 25 at the time but had no proof!
In the end i showed the cashier my Uni of Shef NUS card which had expired over a year beforehand, she admitted this did mean i was probably at least over 19 and let me have the beer!!
Still don't carry proof of age!!!

My bro is the opposite of me, always looked older... at the age of 15 he was sat with a pint of beer in his hand at a bar, talking to the barmaid about underage drinkers!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Scat
Beat this! I was in Tesco a few years ago taking advantage of some wine offer or other. I got to the checkout with 12 bottles, only to be asked if I was over 18. I was a bit dumbfounded by this, as I was 32 at the time
Originally posted by slh73
I got asked if I was 18 in the Graduate a couple of weeks ago. I'm 31.

Originally posted by Rich

I got asked last week in the Co Op here in Stannington while buying a Lotto scratch card, I'm 29 FFS.. Minimum age for buying Lotto products is 16!
Originally posted by honeyplanet
I got asked in tesco a few weeks ago when I bought a bottle of wine.. and I am in my thirty's .

Why, at 57, am I suddenly feeling depressed?

:huh:

Originally posted by redrobbo
Why, at 57, am I suddenly feeling depressed?

:huh:

You shouldn't be feeling depressed! You should be feeling...sprightly?

Sorry dear :hihi:

Last time I got asked for ID was on west street in the varsity. She was very apologetic but apparently police have been sending teens in to test the bar staff. I was happy to give ID, I always am.

I recently got asked for ID in somerfields in town buying a scratchcard.. and I'm 32!

Strangely, I didn't get asked for ID hardly at all betwen the ages of 18 and 29ish.. its just since I hit 30 that people have started asking me for ID. Been asked in the showroom and Frog and Parrot.. some other places I don't remember....

Its great! :-)

Yeh my work mate thought I was about 4 yrs younger.

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
last night at S1, and im 22 :(

thing is, i go in there all time and that is first time they ever asked me, and its always same bouncer that is stood on door

FOOL


Hahahahahaha gota laugh aint ya :thumbsup:

Ive only just turned 18 and to be honest ive started getting i.d'd more now than i ever did before when i was an innocent 17yr old sneaking in
but shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats a secret :D

Last time I was asked was in BHS last Christmas when I was buying some boozy presents - I was 25 at the time. I laughed when she asked me if I was over 18, and told her my real age. But the assistant was completely stoney-faced and asked for ID to prove it! Luckily I had my driving licence on me. She then said she'd been told to ask everyone buying alcohol for ID, no matter how old they looked, and she'd also ID-ed the customer in front of me, who had been well into her 30s.

Last time I got ID'd was when I was 25. I could have kissed the sour faced old bat who demanded proof that I was old enough to buy the stella I was clutching. I was going through a "S***! I'm halfway to 50 and it's all downhill from now" point and that old woman made my week.

I peed on her campfire when I whipped out my driving license :D